The impact of rural land consolidation on household poverty alleviation: The moderating effects of human capital endowment

Countries across the world have acknowledged that poverty alleviation has to be of critical importance among the objectives of economic development. This paper sheds light on the Multan division, as one the important division of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. The primary data was collected through a household survey during the year 2019.The study concluded that occupation of the household head in the primary sector and household size are significant and positively associated with household poverty. However, human capital of the household is found to be significant and negatively related to household poverty in the Multan division. Economic development or per capita income of the households are found to be significant and positively related with human capital of the households.

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Does Human Capital Endowment of FDI Recipient Countries Really Matter? Evidence from Cross-Country Firm Level Data

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2019434 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Sumon K. Bhaumik ◽

Ralitza D. Dimova

Keyword(s):

Human Capital ◽

Firm Level ◽

Capital Endowment ◽

Level Data ◽

Firm Level Data ◽

Cross Country ◽

Human Capital Endowment

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The Impact of International Remittances on Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh

REMITTANCES REVIEW ◽

10.33182/rr.v4i1.665 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 67-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Bezon Kumar

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Regression Model ◽

Poverty Alleviation ◽

Logistic Regression Model ◽

Binary Logistic Regression ◽

Primary Data ◽

Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽

Household Poverty ◽

International Remittances ◽

The Impact

This article mainly explores to what extent international remittances alleviate household poverty in Bangladesh. This study uses primary data collected from 216 households and employs multi-methods. Firstly, I measure the level of household poverty through Foster-Greer-Thorbecke index. The article secondly focuses on the impact of remittances on household poverty using a binary logistic regression model. I found that the level of poverty among remittance recipient households is notably lower than households that are not receiving remittances. Similarly, the probability of a household being poor is alleviated by 28.07 per cent if the household receives remittance. It can be suggested that nursing international remittances can be useful for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh.

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Sources of Earnings Differentials Among Migrants and Natives

The Pakistan Development Review ◽

10.30541/v37i4iipp.939-953 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 37 (4II) ◽

pp. 939-953 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ather Maqsood Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Human Capital ◽

Social Institutions ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Earnings Differentials ◽

Earnings Differential ◽

Job Experience ◽

Capital Endowment ◽

Long Run ◽

Short Run ◽

Human Capital Endowment

The theory of human capital postulates that earnings of different categories of workers, be they male or female, black or white, unionised or non-unionised depend on the level of human capital endowment of these individuals [Becker (1964) and Mineer (1974)]. Besides educational attainment and on-the-job experience, part of the earnings differential, at lest in the short run, can also result from market imperfections such as restrictions on factor mobility or other artificial distortions. However, despite concerted efforts by public and social institutions to remove social injustice, the automatic .long run market clearance as envisaged by classical economists is not always there. It is not uncommon to find workers with identical background and skills receiving differentials treatment in terms of wages and other rewards. This suggests that unobservable personal characteristics are also positively valued at the market and that the market has a "taste" for discrimination.! The theory of discrimination thus hypothesises that differential wages ,can exit if market differentiates and treats distinct categories of workers on the basis of race, gender or similar categorisations [Becker (1957)].

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Does Human Capital Strongly Affect Economic Growth Rates? Yes, But Only If Assessed Properly

Comparative Sociology ◽

10.1163/1569133041738045 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 115-134 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Erich Weede

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Human Capital ◽

Empirical Evidence ◽

Growth Rates ◽

Capital Endowment ◽

Order Of Magnitude ◽

Growth Equations ◽

Catch Up ◽

Economic Growth Rates ◽

Human Capital Endowment

AbstractAlthough modern growth theories regard human capital endowment as a determinant of economic growth rates, econometric research does not consistently support this view by empirical evidence. In principle, this discrepancy might arise either from misleading theories or from poor measurement of human capital endowment. Here, it is argued that poor measurement is the culprit, and that one should substitute results from psychological testing, i.e.IQ, for widely accepted measures based on schooling. In order to demonstrate both the superiority of IQ over schooling derived measures as well as the robustness of IQ effects on growth, the new measure is entered in the Mankiw, Romer and Weil and the De Long and Summers frameworks which differ in the specification of growth equations and, in particular, in their treatment of investment. It is demonstrated that IQ effects are at least about equally strong and robust determinants of growth as catch-up opportunities, whether investment is included or excluded, narrowly or broadly defined. If investment is included, its effects are in the same order of magnitude as those of catch-up opportunities or IQ. Since IQ is correlated with state antiquity, since state antiquity might offer

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